Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-31
peFsons and Particulars.


Gene Hyde is going to take trip
South.
Jap Shipton is all right again. He
only missed one trip.
The University students are at home
for their spring vacation.
Miss Wheeler, of Platteville, has been
visiting her friend Miss Cora Mckinney.
Will Stephens and Ben Grimm were
up last night from Cassvill, and returned
today.
Chas Gnndlach. prominent farmer
of the town of Clifton, was in the city
Wednesday.
Caius Showalter, from Muscalonge,
has been spending week at his uncle's
at the asylum.
Don't fail to hear the Jubilee Singers
tonight. They are the finest concert
company in America.
Mr.. Joe Book went up to Madison
Monday and Miss Mamie accompanied
him home Tuesday night.
+. M. Barber has been appointed
mail weigher on the G Nj and st. p be-
tween Plattville and Gratiot.
Mr.. John Jeide went to Cassville on
Saturday last and remained there over
Sunday. He wen. down ON business
and returned Monday.
w. A. Cundy, principal OF the Mount
Hope schools, is spending bis vacation
in Lancaster, assisting the County
Superintendent in the arduous task of
examining and marking papers and
making up averages. His school re-
opens week from Monday.
Herman Buchner Esq visited the
state capital last week. His increasing
practice had made it necessary for him
to gain admission to practice in the
Supreme Court, and while there, upon
motion of Mr.. VIM. L. Carter. he was
duly admitted.
Aaron IL. Kraut, proprietor of the
Potosi grist mill, who has recently
moved there from Gutenberg, Ia, was
in town Tuesday and added his name
to our subscription list.
Messrs. M. 0. and Milt Woodhouse
were up from Bennington and spent
Monday night here. They carried back
fine young dog from the L. H. Bough-
ton kennel.
George Campbell, who succeeded Mr..
Murdoch on the Milwaukee train as ex-
press messenger, died quite suddenly
last week in Milwaukee. where he was
buried last Friday
Mr.. Worden went away Tuesday
morning, and the Hubbard House is
not regularly open to the travelling pub
lie. The Jubilee Singers will stop there
however, and Mrs Weber will see that
they are cared for.
P. S. Monnler. president of the Scales
Mound Horse Breeders Association, was
in Lancaster Tuesday. He came to look
at Mr.. VIM. Dyer's horses with view
of buying
Mr.. Fred w. McNair and wife have
broken up house keeping and left Lam
caster for good. They will make their
home in Plattville for some time, where
MIR. McNair will pursue a course of
study at the Normal School
Fred Burr has made arrangements
with the old reliable Billy Marble ORA
matte Company to play here week
about May 1st.
Platteville people are enthusiastic
about the Jubilee concert there last
Tuesday night. They pronounce it the
finest musical event of the year.
Mr.. f. j. Willard, farm superintend-
ent at the asylum, went down to Mil
waukee last Saturday and returned
Tuesday evening with Mrs. Willard
who has been away on visit.
Chas. Basford delighted the inmates
of the Asylum at the party last Friday
night by contributing box of oranges
for their refreshment.
Ira d. Totman, formerly of Cassville,
now of North Andover, was in town
and added his name to our
subscription list He bought Walter A.
Sprague's farm of 142 acres in the town
of Glen Haven, last month. Mr..
Sprague is going to Potosi to run the
Cottage Hotel
Mrs. Book is expected home on the
evening train after an absence of several
weeks in Chicago. She has been visiting
Mrs. Jack Street and combinding profit
with the pleasures of her stay by course
of lessons in painting.
They say Geo. Gibbs is going to leave
soon. Well, whatever town gets him
will get first-class barber and good
citizen.
Mr.. Hubbard, Sr. lis expected here this
week to take account of stock at his
hotel. He will probably bring with him
a man who contemplates leasing the
property.
Fred Burr has been appointed Mail
weigher by Supt. STineford. and COM
menced his run yesterday. The rail
roads appoint mail welghers on every
line that carries mail. whose duty it is
to weigh all the mail that is carried
during thirty consecutive working days
from March 80 in order that they may
average the amount carried and con-
tract accordingly. Fred's run is from